Kings Canyon, Northwest Territory, Australia

Kings Canyon, Northwest Territory, Australia    Monday and Tuesday, March 25-26, 2018

We headed for the outback of the Northwest Territory right after lunch. Our coach took us down the two lane  highway for about two hours. Desert bush and red dirt as far as you could see. The driver could almost take a nap if he tied the steering wheel to something...the roads were straight as an arrow. You could see what was coming your way miles before it got to you. We stopped for a break at Kings Creek Station, an Aussie farm of camels and cattle.

The facilities took on  Aussie terms. Shelias was for the ladies and Blokes was for the guys.

                     Charlie, the yellow crested cockatoo, was the big entertainment here. He was  delightful to watch and pat.

We arrived at the Kings Canyon Resort at 6:00pm,  just in time to see a dingo crossing the highway.

                              Larry and I dropped our bags in the room and hurried our to the viewing stand to catch the sunset at 6:45. Kings Canyon was a beautiful purple color.

      The next morning we got up bright and early, 5:30am, to head out to the Kings Canyon in the Watarrka National Park. We had decided to take a three and a half hour hike up to the rim of the canyon.

So Up, Up, UP we went and then we went up some more. Whew! It was steep and really got our tickers going. You can see the it was rugged and we had to watch every step we took. What a hike!

The sun was barely up.

                                  What a sight when the morning sun shone on the rocks.

Unusual rock formations were everywhere.

                            We had to really watch every step; the steps along the path were uneven.

                            When we finally made it to the top, the scenery was spectacular.

                                       We climbed through several narrow passage ways.

                       Our guide gave us an explanation of many of the unusual plants in the area.

                                   The Garden of Eden...an oasis in between the rock canyon

                                                       We spotted this small fossel.

    After the hike we head back to Kings Canyon Station passing  the same flat desert of bush country.

                  Here we enjoyed a camel burger and a Coopers for lunch. The Camel burger had an egg, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, camel meat and a special  sauce. It was surprisingly tasty...but after that hike I think we would have devoured just about anything.

                             There was a  nice display of Aboriginese Art. These had a bee theme.

                                Our next stop was the Erldunda Roadhouse for a little stretch.

                     The entertainment here were the emus.   We enjoyed feeding the emus while there.

We arrived in Alice Springs just as the sun was setting at 7:00pm. What a day!